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Hamilton County SWCD Monthly Board Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm at the District office. The public is always welcome. The next scheduled Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 2:00pm. These meetings are open to the public. Please arrive 10 minutes early if you wish to sign up to speak. Call for more information, 772-7645. _______________________________________________ Water Gardens and Pond Clinic TIME: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm DATE: June 13, 2012 Sharon Centre, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241 The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District ‘s 2012 Pond Clinic will be on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the Sharon Centre in Sharon Woods. Sharon Centre is located at 11450 Lebanon Road in Sharonville (45241). The Pond Clinic will run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Experts and speakers will be on hand to discuss and answer questions about pond construction, fish stocking, aquatic weed control and pond aeration. In addition to ponds the clinic will feature a class on water gardens which will cover fish stocking, aquatic weed control and habitat. Door prizes will be given out as well as informational handouts on ponds that will be available for attendees to take home. The Pond Clinic is open to the public and is free of charge. Reservations are strongly encouraged to ensure adequate seating. For reservations, additional information, or directions, call To register online, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/HCSWCDPondClinic2012 or call the Hamilton County SWCD office at (513) 772-7645. Hope to see you there! _______________________________________________ Soil Fertility Test Kits on Sale Hamilton County residents can purchase soil fertility test kits for only $5.00/kit (limit two per address) from now until June 15, 2012. Non-residents may purchase the kits $12.00 each. The price reduction for county residents is courtesy of the Hamilton County Storm Water District. _______________________________________________
There is a new resource that will help you identify and explore your watershed. The Regional Storm Water Collaborative (of which Hamilton County Storm Water District is a partner) has developed a tool located on the Project Earth website. Go to http://prjearth.squarespace.com/ watershed-tour/. Click on "Find Your Watershed" in the left hand column and enter your zip code to explore your watershed. Take the Watershed tour for an aerial view of the Great Miami Watershed. This website will also provide tips on how we all can save money and protect our watershed through our individual choices and actions. A watershed is the area of land where all of the water drains off of it and flows to the nearest river, lake or stream. Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. They cross counties, states and national boundaries. Did you know the bottom 2/3rds of Ohio drains to the Ohio River? In the continental US, there are 2,110 watersheds; including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, there are 2,268 watersheds. Track and calculate how your conservation actions help the environment by going to http://www.GreenUmbrella.org ________________________________________________ Recommended Websites The HCSWCD recommends two websites to help keep you informed about local and national environmental issues. The first site is sponsored by the Regional Storm Water Collaborative of SW Ohio and N. Kentucky. Go to www.savelocalwaters.org to find a full calendar of events and interesting articles on current events and topics. If you also go to Regional Storm Water Collaborative on Facebook and like the page by January 31, 2012, your name will be entered into a drawing for a rain barrel!! The second site is https://www.facebook.com/EPAWaterIsWorthIt Did you know that 2012 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act? Check these sites out! ____________________________________________ Presentations Available |
Fax: 513-772-7656
Highlights Spring 2012 "Spotlight Newsletter" is now available - Click here
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